The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-04
VOLUME XXXv.--NUMBER 244.
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
The Thlrd Days Proesedlngs-Th Appoint.
msRt Of the Committees.

msnt Of the pommittSeS,
Apocial DilpdtaA 10 NJ IiielltomeR,
WESTON, W, Va, June s.-Ths thirl
days session Of the Episcopal Council cor
vsued this morning at the sppoiutel
hour, and after praysrby Rev, Mason, tn
Secretary read yesterdays report, Rev
DR., Lock offered an amendment to thl
rules Of order, which, after explaining thl
reasons, was accepted and adopted. Rev
Tucker, Of Charleston, offered resolutions
to the effect that al members Of the stand
ing committee should resign, and that he
as temporary president OF said committee,
rendered his resignation, giving as his Yea'
ship was composed ot EplacopaliRns who
resided so far that 1t was almost impossi
bic to get Q quorum when meeting oi
the committee was called.
After considerable discussion as 10 the
propTisty Of the move the designations
were accepted and the council proceeded
to elect new committee Of eight msm'
berS,
The afternoon sesaion was devoted pIlp.
cipally 10 the work Of amending several
clauses in the rules for the mission COM
mittees and in adopting sections OF the
church canon. The question to eaEAh-
lish an Episcopal school for ladies' within
the diocese met with o lengthy discussion
and finally the resolution was adopted.
A meeting was held tonight In behalf
OF domestic and foreign misalons, the
Bishop presiding, Among the speakers
were Rev, Tucker, Rev, Sweep, Rev,
Grnbb, 0 returned missionary from
Africa, and Rev. Birckhesd, formerly Of
Washington Territory. The attendance
was unusually large and the offerings for
the miaaion were liberal. The meetings
arc highly instructive and entertaining
and should be we'll attended.
The Council will adjourn Sunday even
ing,
IL bslloting for the election OF perna.
nent secretary, the names OF Rev. r. D.
Roller, oi Martinsburg, and Rev. X. ].
Hammond, Of Moundsville, were placed
in nomination. After vote Of the minia.
teFs and lay delegates was taken, Mr.. Bol.
let was declared elected by q vote Of six.
teen to eleven.
The Bishops annual address was read
and occupied about iorty.dVe minutes,
after which the Council adjourned till 3
P.M.
Ths Bishop appointed the following
committees for the ensuing year; Commit.
tee on New Parishes; Committee on Broth
erhood; Committee on Episcopal PermR-
nent Fund; Committee on Unfinished
Business; Committee on Finance; Com.
mittee on Broken Reports. The Commit.
tee on Sabbath Schools submitted its re.
port, which was accepted.
The motion made that such OF the
Bishops address aa refers to the change Of
churches name, by emitting the word
Protestant, was carried, and that which
touches the buHinees affairs OF the church
be published in the Church NetCs.
The report OF the Standing COMMITTEES
OF Diocese was read by N. 8. White, Of
0harlestown, and was afterwards sub.
milted.
Rev. DR.. Lacy presented q petition for
the formation Of q new church In JefTer-
son. which was referred to the Committee
on New Parishes. This completed the
afternoon session.
The State Diocesan Missionary meeting
was held lsst.night, Rev. DR.. Briltipgham.
officiating. The report Of the committee
OH this work was read by Rev. 4. A. Glib
son, who concluded with brief comments
upon the duties Of Diocesan Missionaries.
Rsva. Hammond and Roller also spoke
upon the subject. The missionary oher-
ing was then taken, which concluded the
services.